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zooxanthellate
van der Land, J. (ed). (2008). UNESCO-IOC Register of Marine Organisms (URMO).
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Description
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Colonies are delicate, unifacial, contorted and with irregularly divided fronds, each frond with a few corallites. Colour: pale brown upper surface, white undersurface. Abundance: restricted to inter-reef areas on soft horizontal substrates where there is little sediment movement. Usually uncommon. (Veron, 1986 )
Roux, J.P. (2001) Conspectus of Southern African Pteridophyta. Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report 13 Page 118 (Includes a picture).
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